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Abortion Restrictions and the Threat to Women’s Health

May 19, 2023

Almost a year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, escalating efforts to restrict abortion access pose threats to women, physicians, and health equity.

Fentanyl, Heroin Use Substantially Decline In Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment For Opioid Use Disorder During First Year

May 09, 2023

In analysis of more than 16,000 patients, the biggest declines for both heroin and fentanyl were seen in first 10 weeks of treatment.

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How the FDA Can Help More People Stop Smoking

May 01, 2023

Millions of people who want to quit smoking need the FDA to deliver on new treatments.

The Deciding Decade for Infectious Diseases

April 17, 2023

Two very different threats surged to prominence in the 1980s, remaking public health priorities—and the Bloomberg School.

Ruling on Abortion Pill is “Devastating And Unprecedented”

April 07, 2023

The ruling is another attempt to interfere with the delivery of evidence-based healthcare and control pregnant people’s bodies.

Survival Through Difference: How Bacteria Resist Treatment

April 04, 2023

New tools reveal how differences in individual cells within bacterial communities help them survive—and suggest targets for overcoming drug resistance.

Drugs Faculty

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of drugs? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Joshua M. Sharfstein

Professor of the Practice

Health Policy and Management

Joshua Sharfstein, MD, works to develop and promote public health strategies, healthcare payment approaches, and regulatory policies that advance health and equity.

Caleb Alexander

Professor

Epidemiology

G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS, is a practicing internist and epidemiologist focused on maximizing the use, safety, and effectiveness of prescription medicines.

Gerard Anderson

Professor

Health Policy and Management

Gerard Anderson, PhD, works with policymakers to control health care spending.

Aditi P. Sen

Assistant Professor

- Adjunct

Aditi Sen, PhD, MA, is a health economist working to design and implement payment and delivery systems that improve quality of and access to care for all Americans.

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